on becoming a capacity

The Holy Spirit wants to indwell us. Oh, how excellent that God has designed this!

But, God is holy and jealous. He does not desire to share our hearts. He wants all of us. So, if we are satisfied, entertained, or preoccupied with other desires...well, then, the Holy Spirit cannot abide in us the same as He could if we were wholly given to our Lord.

I want to be a vessel with a full capacity for the Holy Spirit to come and abide in me. I want the Lord to speak to me and lead me. I don't want to be numb to the Holy Spirit because lesser things of this age have satisfied me. I want my kids to be sensitive to the Lord as well.

Sometimes our own flesh gets in the way of the Holy Spirit even when we don't want it to get in the way.

For me, the best time and the best way to experience this is to fast as a family. That way, you can just irritate each other until every little tiny speck of nasty, unholy flesh can bubble to the surface! (then your flesh can sarcastically blog about it!) Oh, you might say, "Toddlers should not fast." But, I would say, "I have found a wonderful way for them to fast. It's called a media fast." That's right no cartoons for the little ones! Explain to them that we want them to love Jesus more than cartoons! At the same time, teens and adults should media and food fast.

This is a great way for the entire family to create a greater capacity for the Lord in their hearts. You will very quickly experience severe mental, emotional, and physical discomforts...followed by screaming toddlers and moody teens!

Even so, come Lord Jesus!